Teacher of Art - temporary 12 months - Wigan - ref. z86945315
Bedford High School is a community secondary school with approximately 1100 students across two sites. Our last Ofsted inspection was judged Good. Our school values are To Care, To Learn, To Achieve.
We are looking for a talented, committed, and enthusiastic teacher who is able to provide challenging and enriching teaching and share their passion for Art. Start date 01.09.2025, temporary 12 months.
We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, talented and energetic Art teacher. Although not essential, we would welcome any candidate with an interest in teaching Textiles or Photography.
Bedford High School is a Platinum Artsmark School, Lead Artsmark School, Music Mark, Royal Exchange Ambassador School and National Theatre Flagship School. The Arts Faculty is composed of Art, Dance, Drama and Music and our united vision is to ‘Bring out the best in everyone through creative thinking and expression’.This statement is at the forefront of everything we do to ensure our students have as many high-quality Arts opportunities as possible.
We are a friendly, supportive department which is made up of 3 teaching staff and 1 technician We have three fully equipped rooms all of which have interactive Whiteboards. We have a Dark room for the use of our GCSE students and a set of DSLR and 35mm cameras.We have a range of facilities that support our new Textiles course. We also have ICT facilities in two Art rooms and two Art stock rooms with a ceramics area that has two fully functioning kilns. It is an exciting time to join our department as we have expanded our GCSE courses again this year across Art, Photography and Textiles.
We are very proud of our department and our achievements. We are successful in regional and national competitions every year and have a good relationship with local organisations and artists. We have a very successful Art exhibition event that happens every year that brings the Bedford Arts faculty and community together.Our extra-curricular clubs are popular with students and we provide artist workshops and trips each year. We expect the successful candidate to help expand what is already on offer for our students.
Bedford Arts is a fantastic team: we are collaborative, innovative and very supportive of each other. Within the faculty we have members of Senior Leadership, pastoral staff and highly experienced practitioners. This faculty is a great place for a newly qualified teacher to flourish with our guidance and support.We would equally welcome applications from experienced members of staff looking to access excellent professional development and advance their career.
We are passionate about the young people in our care, and we have high expectations for every student. Our curriculum is rich, engaging, and challenging, using high quality resources to develop student’s creativity, emotionally, culturally, socially, and spiritually.Evidence-based teaching is at the heart of our pedagogy thus ensuring quality first teaching and learning occurs in all lessons.
We look forward to welcoming a new member to our team.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and qualities to undertake this role, we will be delighted to receive your application form. Please complete the application form, we do not accept CV’s and return to Mrs Claire Taylor, HR Manager, at the school address or by email to recruitment@bedford.wigan.sch.uk. Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early and interview before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
All offers of employment are conditional subject to all satisfactory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced criminal record with barred list through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), appropriate overseas checks, medical clearance, references and verification of your qualifications satisfactory to the school.In line with recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence for all shortlisted candidates. Shortlisted candidates are also required to complete a self-declaration of any criminal records or information that would make you unsuitable to work with children.
When completing application forms all candidates must provide a full employment history and any gaps to be clearly identified. At Bedford High School safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and adhere to the school’s child protection policies and procedures.
All candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK and comply with the Immigrations, Asylum and Nationality Act regulations. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome. The post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email of the interview arrangements. Please ensure your correct email address is provided on your application form.
As we receive many applications for posts, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.
Closing date: Thursday 8th May 2025 at 3 pm. Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early and interview before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
Interview date: Thursday 15th May 2025 or earlier for the right candidate.